Portable oil tank and pump



(No Model.)

L. W. HEMI.

PORTABLE UIL TANK AND PUMP.

N0. 571,877. .Patented NOV. 24, 1896.

f W Il UNiTnD STATES PATENT rrcn.

LEIVIS lV. HEMI), OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PORTABLE OIL TANK AND PUMP.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,877', datedNovember 24, 1896.

Application filed April 8, 1896. Serial No. 586,637. {No model.)

`ll'o all whom it muy concern:

F ,Be it known that I, LEWIS W. I-IEMP, of the city of St. Louis, Stat-eof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPortable Oil Tanks and Pumps, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact de scription, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved port able oil tank and pump; and itconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional eleration of my improvedportable oil tank and pump. The position of the hood when it is removedand packed in the tank for shipping is indicated by dotted lines. It isalso shown in dotted lines how the hood may be tipped backward into thetank and out of the way. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the parts shown inFig. l. The hood is tipped back into the position indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 1. The position of the pump when it is knocked down andpacked in the tank for shipping is indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 isa top plan view of a part of the top of the tank, parts of the lid beingbroken away to show the lid and the top of the tank. Fig. et is anenlarged sectional view showing the hinges and connections between thelid, the hood,

, and the top of the tank.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the body 1 of the tank is of theusual construction and has the top piece 2 rigidly xed in a horizontalposition inside of the tank and to one side thereof and at a point belowthe upper edge of the body l. The semicircular top piece 2 has thestrainer 3, located near the center of the semieircular edge thereof,and a ilaring tube 4 penetrates said top piece directly back of saidstrainer. The straightedge 0i' the top piece 2 has the upwardly-projecting wall 5, extending to a level with the top edge of the body 1.The lower end of the tube e is iixed to the top piece 2, and a brace Gextends from the top of said tube e to the wall 5. A pump consisting ofthe head 7, theY lower tube S, the spoilt 9, and the plunger 10 isinserted in the flaring tube e. The lower end of the head 7' and theupper end of the tube S are screw-threaded and screwed together. A hoodconsisting of the semicircular flaring wall 11, the semicircular flaringtop 12, and the vertical wall 13 is designed to inclose the space abovethe top piece 2. The hood thus constructed is approximately halt conicalor quarter-spherical. In other words, it is semicircular on the bottom,and the vertical wall 13, forming the rear side of the hood, is alsosemicircular. A half-conical wall is attached to the curved edge of thevertical wall 13 and extends forwardly and downwardly to the base-lineof the hood. The lower edge of the vertical wall 13 is rolled, formingthe tube 14. In the upper edge of the body 1 at each end of the verticalWall 5 and directly in line therewith areformed apertures 15 and 16.W'hen the hood is placed in position, a pin 17 is inserted through theaperture 1G and then through the tube le and the aperture 15, and aspringcotter 18 may be placed in the end of said The hood is constructedof such avsize and shape as that when it is hinged as just described itwill swing backward and down in to the tank, as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. The pin 17 is located, approximately, across the center of theupper end of the tank. A semicircular lid 19 is designed to cover andclose the opening in the top of the tank behind the vertical wall 5. Thestraight edge of the lid 19 is bent downwardly,forming the vertical wall20, and pins 2l and 22 are iuserted horizontally through said wall.There are apertures in the upper edge of the vertical wall 5 designed toreceive the pins 21 and 22 when the lid 19 is placed in position. Thisconnection between the lid 19 andthe wall 5 is so constructed as thatthe lid may be readily removed or replaced, as required, to permit thehood to swing down into the tank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, orto close the opening behind the hood when the hood is in its uprightposition.

' The essential features of myimproved portable oil tank and pump arethe elem ents which permit of its being knocked to pieces to a certainextent for convenience and safety in packing and shipping. For thispurpose I construct the pump in two or more pieces in such a way thatthey may be j ointed together and unjointed at will and of such a sizeand IOO shape that they may readily be stored in the bottom of the tankunder the top piece 2, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. I constructthe hood of such a size and shape and hinge it in such a position and insuch a way that it may be tipped backward into the tank, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, or the hingepin may be removed and the hoodplaced in the bottom of the tank, yas is also shown in dotted lines inFig. l. I attach the lid in such a way that it may readily be removedwhen it is desired to tip the hood back into the tank, as beforedescribed.

A tank constructed in accordance with my present invention possessesmany advantages in safety and economy of room when it comes to packingand shipping the saine and greatly reduces the freight charges.

The removable lid is of especial importance. Then the hood is tippedback into the tank, it is out of the way and is not liable to get marredand jammed in transit, as is the ease with the tanks heretofore in ,useIt is im possible to position the hood in this way without making thelid or back cover removable.

In the construction of the hood it is essential that it be madehalf-conical in order that it may drop freely into the tank when the lidis removed and the hood tipped backward.

I claiml. In a portable oil tank and pump, a hood removably hinged on aline transversely of the center of the tank, said hood being halfAconical in elevation and semicircular at its base and of such a size andshape as that it will tip backward into said tank and a lid semicircularin form removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as stated.

2. In a portable oil tank and pump, the combination of a tank, a coverrigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in form andclosing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a strainer in saidcover, a flaring' 'Silbe in said cover, a pump consistingr of two ormore pieces jointed together and removably located in said flaring tube,a hood removably hinged on a line with the straight edge of said coverand transversely of the center of the tank, said head being half-conicalin elevation and semicircular in plan and of such a size and such ashape as that it will tip backward into said tank, and a lidsemicircular in forml removably positioned behind said hood,substantially as stated.

3. In a device of the class described, the

combination of the tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said coverbeing semicircular in form and closing' one-half of the upper end ofsaid tank, an opening in said cover, a pump constructed in removablesections and removably located in said opening, a hood removably hingedon a line with the straight edge of said cover and transversely of thecenter of the tank, said hood being of such a size and such a shape asthat it will cover said pump when in position for use and as that itwill tip backward into said tank and a lid,

semicircular in form, removably positioned behind said hood,substantially as specified.

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover rigidly fixed in said tank and closing approximately onehalf ofthe upper end of said tank, an opening in said cover, a pump constructedof dctachable sections and designed to be removably located in saidopening, a hoody removably hinged to said tank and designed to coversaid pump when the same is in use, said hood being` of such a size andsuch a shape as that it will tip backward into the space behind saidcover, a lid removably positioned behind said hood and designed to closethe openin behind said cover, siiibstantially as specified.

5. In a device of the class described, the body l, the semicircular toppiece 2 rigidly 'fixed in horizontal position at a point below the upperyedge of said body l, the iiarin g tube 4: penetrating said top piece,the wall 5 projecting upwardly from the straight edge of said top piece,rthe lid 19, the vertical wall 2O attached to said lid and the pins 2land 22 inserted and 'fixed horizontally through said wall, substantiallyas specified.

G. In a device of the class described, the body 1, the semicircular toppiece 2 rigidly fixed in horizontal position at a point below the upperedge of said body l, the flaring tube i penetrating said top piece, thewail 5 projecting upwardly from the straight edge of said top piece, thepump in said tube i, which pump consists of the head 7 and the lowertube S removably screwed together, the spout D attached to the head '7and the plunger 'l0 operating in said lower tube, the sections of saidpump being of such a size and such a shape as will allow of their beingpacked in the bottoni of said tank, substantially as specified.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover closing onehalf of the upper end of said tank, said cover having astrainer and a tubular opening, a pump removably positioned in saidtubulaiopening, a hood removably hinged to said tank, which hoodconsists of the semicircular flaring wall il, semicircular flaring topl2 and the vertical wall 1 3, said hood being oi' such a size and such aShape as that it will tip backward into said tank, substantially asspecified.

S. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in formand closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, and a hood hinged ona line with the straight edge of; said cover, said hood being of such asize and such a shape as that it will tip backward into said tank.substantially as specified.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in formand closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a hood hinged on aline with IOO IIO

the straight edge of said cover, said hood being` of such a Vsize andsuch a shape as that it will tip backward into said tank, and a lidsemicireular in forni removably positioned behind said hood,substantially as specified.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover rigidly liXed in said tank, said cover being seniicircular in formand closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a pump consisting oftwo or more pieces jointed together and removably mounted in a positionthrough said cover, the sections of said pump being of such a size andsuch a shape as will allow their being packed in the bottoni of saidtank, and a hood hinged on a line with the straight edge of said cover,said hood bein g of such asize and such ashape as that it will tipbackward into said tank, substantially as specified.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, acover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being senlieircular inforni and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a punipconsisting of two or more pieces jointed together and removably mountedin a position through said cover, the sections of said pump being ofsuch a size and such a shape as Will allow their bein-g packed in thebottoni of said tank, a hood hinged on a line with the straight edge ofsaid cover, said hood being of such a size and suchashape as that itWill tip backward into said tank, and a lid seniicireular in forniremovably positioned behind said hood, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEWIS W. HEMI. Witnesses:

S. G. WELLS, MAUD GRIFFIN.

